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Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party in search of answers

After a delay, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) committee tasked with conducting a post-mortem analysis of the party’s poor performance in the July upper house elections delivered itsreportto a general meeting of LDP lawmakers on Tuesday, September 2. The committee essentially sought to answer three questions, and, in doing so, perhaps offered an implicit answer […] The post Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party in search...

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

Kraft Heinz announces break-up a decade after megamerger

Split will undo 2015 tie-up orchestrated by Warren Buffett and investment group 3G Capital

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

US strike on Venezuelan drug boat kills 11 'narcoterrorists'

US President Donald Trump says the attack in the Caribbean targeted the Tren de Aragua organisation, in the first-known operation launched since his administration's surge of warships into the region.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

French actor Gerard Depardieu to face trial accused of raping actress

Charlotte Arnould first accused Mr Depardieu of rape in 2018, saying the assaults occurred in his Paris home on two separate occasions when she was in her early 20s.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

'Snapshot of Māori past': Carvings handed back to descendants

They depict Māori ancestors, they have been described as cultural treasures, they are made from wood and shell β€” and they are now returning home after more than a century overseas.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Mace leaves meeting with Epstein victims visibly upset

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Tuesday left early from a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee meeting with victims of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, appearing visibly upset when she emerged from the committee room. Mace wiped tears from her face and averted reporters’ eyes as she walked past them, signaling she would not...

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

GOP, Democratic lawmakers to unveil new stock trading ban bill

A bipartisan group of House members is set to unveil a compromise bill to ban stock trading by individual members of Congress and their families on Wednesday. The legislation, titled the Restore Trust in Congress Act, is expected to combine and reconcile several previously introduced bills to ban congressional stock trading by members of Congress,...

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

DΓ­az-Canel Arrives in Beijing to Commemorate the 80th Anniversary of China’s Victory over Japan

Cuban President Miguel DΓ­az-Canel arrived in Beijing to join the commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War, following an official visit to Vietnam. His presence highlights the strong relationship between the two nations, also commemorating 65 […]

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Appeals court sides with EPA over 'gold bars'

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Court axes order halting climate spending clawback A federal appeals court has overturned a lower court’s ruling that prevented the Trump administration from clawing back billions of dollars in climate spending. Greg Nash The 2-1 decision from a federal appeals court in Washington,...

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Children, journalists among 105 killed in Israeli onslaught in Gaza

At least 105 Palestinians killed, including 32 aid seekers, as Israel pushes ahead with plans to seize Gaza City.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

β€˜We’re going in’: Trump doubles down on sending National Guard to Chicago

Amid rumours about his health, Trump has announced he will widen his troop deployment and move Space Command to Alabama.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Israeli military drops incendiary grenades on ambulance in Gaza City

Israeli military drops incendiary grenades on ambulance in Gaza City The Israeli military used a drone to drop incendiary grenades on an ambulance at Al-Sheikh Radwan Clinic in Gaza City, Al Jazeera Arabic reported. It is currently unknown whether there were paramedics or patients in the ambulance. Healthcare workers, their vehicles, and medical facilities have been a key target of the Israeli miltary since they...

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

At least 11 killed in explosion at political rally in Pakistan’s Quetta

At least 22 killed in three separate attacks in Pakistani border provinces of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

EU falls behind China with β€˜colossal’ €344bn clean tech funding gap

EU energy ministers meet this week as a new ECNO report warns that Europe’s clean tech investment gap and high electricity costs caused by expensive fossil fuel imports risk slowing the green transition.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: EU Observer favicon EU Observer

Australia Should Halt Plan to Deport Refugees, Migrants to Nauru

Click to expand Image Nibok refugee settlement on Nauru, September 3, 2018. 2018 Jason Oxenham/AP Photo Last week, the Australian government struck a A$400 million (US$260 million) deal with Nauru to deport 280 people to the small Pacific island nation. It is alsoproposing newlegislation to strip those facing deportation of their basic procedural rights.The government is targeting refugees and migrants whom it had...

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: Human Rights Watch favicon Human Rights Watch

Japan: Cambodian Authorities Harass Exiled Dissidents

Click to expand Image Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet attend a news conference after a bilateral talk at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo, May 30, 2025. 2025 The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Photo Cambodian authorities are harassing Cambodians living in Japan who are publicly critical of Cambodia’s government and also harassing their relatives in Cambodia.The Cambodian...

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: Human Rights Watch favicon Human Rights Watch

Live: Shares to fall after US court says most Trump tariffs are illegal

The Australian share market is likely to fall in morning trade after a downbeat session on Wall Street as a US appeals court rules most of Donald Trump's tariffs are illegal. Follow live.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

US says it struck drug-carrying vessel that left Venezuela

Donald Trump has previously claimed Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro is a drug-trafficking threat to the US. Washington recently announced plans to boost its presence in the waters off Venezuela to combat drug cartels.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Dominica’s Prime Minister ratifies Latin America as a zone of peace

Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit reiterated the position of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which ensures that the Caribbean remains a zone of peace. His comments followed a question at a recent press conference regarding Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s decision regarding the deployment of the United States Navy near Venezuela. RELATED: Latin America […]

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Sabalenka 'so sorry' as US Open quarterfinal opponent injured in practice

Top seed Aryna Sabalenka is through to her fifth straight US Open semifinal after MarkΓ©ta VondrouΕ‘ovΓ‘ suffered an injury just hours before their scheduled quarterfinal.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Unidentified drones spotted pursuing the Global Sumud Flotilla

Unidentified drones spotted pursuing the Global Sumud Flotilla Unidentified drones have been spotted pursuing the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters and flying at medium altitude over a number of ships, Al Jazeera Arabic reported on Tuesday. The global fleet of boats, which are part of an international initiative aimed at delivering humanitarian aid to people in Gaza, set sail for Gaza on 1 September.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Trump rejects that China posing challenge to US on world stage

It comes as China's Xi prepares to host the North Korean and Russian leaders at a "Victory Day" parade in Beijing.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Live: Ley 'felt sick' watching Neo-Nazi confront Victoria premier

Sussan Ley says she "felt sick" watching the footage of a Neo-Nazi confronting Victorian Premier Jacinta Allen at a press conference yesterday.Follow live.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Red tape slows the sale of Australia's largest sheep station

A deal has been done to sell Rawlinna Station to a UK-owned pastoral company, but six months on the WA government is yet to approve the sale.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Will resolution on Gaza by genocide scholars make a difference?

The International Association of Genocide Scholars says Israel is committing genocide.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

The Climate and Biodiversity Knowledge We Lose When Everything’s in English

English is the dominant language in researchβ€”it’s essentially the lingua franca of science. A common-ground language enables findings to be disseminated around the globe, which has led to a number of breakthroughs in climate and biodiversity research as scientists connect the dots across different fields. Yet this outsized English representation has major drawbacks, a growing […]

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: Inside Climate News favicon Inside Climate News

Google dodges a $2.5T US breakup

A federal judge rejected the DOJ's request to force the tech giant to spin off its Chrome and Android products.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

Trump says he was unaware of viral social media death rumours

In another example of a false conspiracy rapidly spreading on social media β€” fuelled by algorithms that reward hysteria over accuracy β€” hashtags such as #trumpdead have been trending.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Brazilian Prosecutor’s Office and Supreme Court Consolidate Cases Against Bolsonaro

The trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro and seven of his closest associates advanced this Tuesday in Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court with two key interventions: that of Attorney General Paulo Gonet and that of Judge Alexandre de Moraes, the rapporteur in the case. Both consolidated the case by arguing that the 2022 coup plot was […]

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

WATCH: Trump calls online rumors of his death ‘crazy’ and based on ‘fake news’

β€œI was very active over the weekend,” President Donald Trump said.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

US judge orders Google to share search data with competitors

The decision rejects prosecutors' bid to make the internet giant sell off its popular Chrome browser.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Commercial pilot retires at 83 after six decades in the sky

From the wilds of the Great Australian Bight to the thrill of low-altitude crop dusting, pilot Kevin Warren has lived his dream job for six decades.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Airplane leasing world shrinks with $7.4 billion takeover of Air Lease

A group of investors led by Sumitomo and SMBC Aviation Capital are taking Air Lease, founded by aviation mogul Steven Udvar-HΓ‘zy, private for $7.4 billion.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

WATCH: House Republicans praise federal takeover of DC, vow to overrule local city council

Members representing states ranging from North Dakota to South Carolina held a news conference in front of the Capitol on their first day back from recess to reiterate their concerns about crime in the capital while specifically giving credit to President Donald Trump.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Rideshare driver critical after being found with stab wounds in car park

A rideshare driver is fighting for her life after being stabbed in the neck and face at a northern Gold Coast shopping centre.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia